Dutch words first recorded in the 8th century

It is inherited from Middle Dutch af (oldest ⟨ave⟩), inherited from Old Dutch ava, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ab, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), which the EWN writes…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch hant, inherited from Old Dutch hant, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *handu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *handuz. It is a common Germanic word: Old Saxon hand…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vier (also ⟨viere⟩), inherited from Old Dutch *fiuwar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr (“four”), inherited from…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vijf, inherited from Old Dutch fīf, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fimf, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”). The same numeral is Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 (fimf)…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch water, inherited from Old Dutch watar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *watar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”). The same word is Old Saxon watar…

1. The noun meaning “lake” is inherited from Middle Dutch mere, inherited from Old Dutch meri, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mari, inherited from Proto-Germanic *mari. The same word is Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch god, inherited from Old Dutch got, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god”). The same word is Old Saxon god, Old High…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch vader, inherited from Old Dutch fadar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fader, inherited from Proto-Germanic *fadēr (“father”). The same word is Old Saxon fadar…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch werc, inherited from Old Dutch werc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *werk, inherited from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work, deed”). The same word is Old Saxon werk…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch al, inherited from Old Dutch al, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *all, inherited from Proto-Germanic *alla- (“all, whole”). The same word is Old Saxon al, Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch ende, inherited from Old Dutch inde, inherited from Proto-Germanic *andi. Old Dutch also has in, enda and ande, and the Middle Dutch form was later shortened to en…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch gelt, inherited from Old Dutch geld, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geld, inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“payment, compensation”). The noun is formed…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch ic, inherited from Old Dutch ik, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ik, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ek. The same word is Old Saxon ik, Old High German ih…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch in, inherited from Old Dutch in, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *in, inherited from Proto-Germanic *in. Old Dutch also had the adverbs inna and inne “inside”…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch op, up (also oppe, uppe), inherited from Old Dutch up, inherited from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up, upwards”). Kroonen reconstructs an ablauting adverb Proto-Germanic…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch lanc, inherited from Old Dutch lang, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *lang, inherited from Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”). The same word is Old Saxon lang, Old…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch gelôven, inherited from Old Dutch gilōbian (“to trust, believe”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to praise; to allow; to believe”). The EWN analyses…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch wort, inherited from Old Dutch wort, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *word, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). The same noun is Old Saxon word, Old…

1. The verb meaning “to be” is inherited from Middle Dutch sijn, inherited from Old Dutch sīn. Like the verb for “to be” in every Germanic language, it is irregular: its forms go back to three…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch sōne, inherited from Old Dutch suno, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”), inherited from Proto-Indo-European…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch huus, inherited from Old Dutch hūs, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūsa-. The same word is Old Saxon hūs, Old High German…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch āne, inherited from Old Dutch ana, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ana. Old Dutch had ⟨an⟩ as a preposition and ⟨ana-⟩ in…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch côpen, inherited from Old Dutch cōpon, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną (“to trade, buy”). The Germanic verb was…

It is inherited from Middle Dutch wachte, inherited from Old Dutch wahta, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch, vigil”). The same noun is Old Saxon wahta (Middle Low German ⟨wachte⟩), Old…